Mine Mishap Kills Area Miner
A 55-year-old Wyoming Countain was killed Friday in a mining accident at Pocahontal Frul Company's No. 2 mines at Itmann, W. Va officials reported Saturday.
The victim was identified as Lemuel C. Miller Sr. of Itmann, an electrican at the mine. Spokesman said that Miller was killed when struck by a mine buggy Friday afternoon.
Born at Swords Creek, Va., he is survived by his father and mother, W. E. Miller and Mary Etta Dye Miller; his widow, Audrey Miller; four sons, Lemuel C. Miller Jr. and James Miller both of Lester, W. Va. and Billy Miller and Johnny Miller both of Itmann, W. Va.; six daughters, Mrs. Shelby Scott of New Richmond, Ohio, Mrs. Phyllis Ramirez of Hopewell, Va., Mrs. Mary Kiser, Mrs. Peggy Jackson, and Mrs. Sue Houck all of Itmann, W. Va., and Betty Miller of the home; three brothers, Robert Miller of Honaker, Va., Wilbur Miller of Newport News, Va., Gary Miller of Greensboro, N. C.; six sisters, Oakley Miller of Bristol Tenn., Mrs. Estelle Phillips, Mrs. Mildred Ellis and Vieva Street all of Swords Creek, Va., Mrs. Juanita Richardson of Lynco, W. Va., and Edith Miller of Honaker, Va.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at the Cassell Memorial Methodist Church at Itmann with Rev. Bob England and Rev. Dallas Atkins officiating. Burial will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens on the Bluefield-Princeton Road, Pallbearers will be Larry England, U.S. Widdick, Tom Bailey, Jack Lambert, Larry Riggs, Bob Breeding, Kermit Tolliver, and Scott Hatfield.
Friends may call at Foglesong, Nease and Neely Funeral Home in Mullens today from 2 until 9 p.m.
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Beckley Post-Herald - The Raleigh Register
A Makeshift coupling device, that failed to hold was apparently the cause of 55-year-old miner July 28 in Itmann No. 2 mine in Wyoming County.
According the BOM reports, Lemuel Miller, chief electrician at the mine, was attempting to move a mine jitney and portal bus into the mine. He linked the two vehicles together with a chain and track plate as an improvised coupling device. The energized jitney was behind the portal bus.
He was apparently unable to climb an uphill grade because of water on the tracks and energized the portal bus to gain more power. But as he was preceding, the coupling chain became detached.
Miller apparently got off the jitney and attempted to catch the runway portal bus when he was struck and killed by the jitney.
A 55-year-old Wyoming Countain was killed Friday in a mining accident at Pocahontal Frul Company's No. 2 mines at Itmann, W. Va officials reported Saturday.
The victim was identified as Lemuel C. Miller Sr. of Itmann, an electrican at the mine. Spokesman said that Miller was killed when struck by a mine buggy Friday afternoon.
Born at Swords Creek, Va., he is survived by his father and mother, W. E. Miller and Mary Etta Dye Miller; his widow, Audrey Miller; four sons, Lemuel C. Miller Jr. and James Miller both of Lester, W. Va. and Billy Miller and Johnny Miller both of Itmann, W. Va.; six daughters, Mrs. Shelby Scott of New Richmond, Ohio, Mrs. Phyllis Ramirez of Hopewell, Va., Mrs. Mary Kiser, Mrs. Peggy Jackson, and Mrs. Sue Houck all of Itmann, W. Va., and Betty Miller of the home; three brothers, Robert Miller of Honaker, Va., Wilbur Miller of Newport News, Va., Gary Miller of Greensboro, N. C.; six sisters, Oakley Miller of Bristol Tenn., Mrs. Estelle Phillips, Mrs. Mildred Ellis and Vieva Street all of Swords Creek, Va., Mrs. Juanita Richardson of Lynco, W. Va., and Edith Miller of Honaker, Va.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at the Cassell Memorial Methodist Church at Itmann with Rev. Bob England and Rev. Dallas Atkins officiating. Burial will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens on the Bluefield-Princeton Road, Pallbearers will be Larry England, U.S. Widdick, Tom Bailey, Jack Lambert, Larry Riggs, Bob Breeding, Kermit Tolliver, and Scott Hatfield.
Friends may call at Foglesong, Nease and Neely Funeral Home in Mullens today from 2 until 9 p.m.
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Beckley Post-Herald - The Raleigh Register
A Makeshift coupling device, that failed to hold was apparently the cause of 55-year-old miner July 28 in Itmann No. 2 mine in Wyoming County.
According the BOM reports, Lemuel Miller, chief electrician at the mine, was attempting to move a mine jitney and portal bus into the mine. He linked the two vehicles together with a chain and track plate as an improvised coupling device. The energized jitney was behind the portal bus.
He was apparently unable to climb an uphill grade because of water on the tracks and energized the portal bus to gain more power. But as he was preceding, the coupling chain became detached.
Miller apparently got off the jitney and attempted to catch the runway portal bus when he was struck and killed by the jitney.
Mine Mishap Kills Area Miner
A 55-year-old Wyoming Countain was killed Friday in a mining accident at Pocahontal Frul Company's No. 2 mines at Itmann, W. Va officials reported Saturday.
The victim was identified as Lemuel C. Miller Sr. of Itmann, an electrican at the mine. Spokesman said that Miller was killed when struck by a mine buggy Friday afternoon.
Born at Swords Creek, Va., he is survived by his father and mother, W. E. Miller and Mary Etta Dye Miller; his widow, Audrey Miller; four sons, Lemuel C. Miller Jr. and James Miller both of Lester, W. Va. and Billy Miller and Johnny Miller both of Itmann, W. Va.; six daughters, Mrs. Shelby Scott of New Richmond, Ohio, Mrs. Phyllis Ramirez of Hopewell, Va., Mrs. Mary Kiser, Mrs. Peggy Jackson, and Mrs. Sue Houck all of Itmann, W. Va., and Betty Miller of the home; three brothers, Robert Miller of Honaker, Va., Wilbur Miller of Newport News, Va., Gary Miller of Greensboro, N. C.; six sisters, Oakley Miller of Bristol Tenn., Mrs. Estelle Phillips, Mrs. Mildred Ellis and Vieva Street all of Swords Creek, Va., Mrs. Juanita Richardson of Lynco, W. Va., and Edith Miller of Honaker, Va.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at the Cassell Memorial Methodist Church at Itmann with Rev. Bob England and Rev. Dallas Atkins officiating. Burial will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens on the Bluefield-Princeton Road, Pallbearers will be Larry England, U.S. Widdick, Tom Bailey, Jack Lambert, Larry Riggs, Bob Breeding, Kermit Tolliver, and Scott Hatfield.
Friends may call at Foglesong, Nease and Neely Funeral Home in Mullens today from 2 until 9 p.m.
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Beckley Post-Herald - The Raleigh Register
A Makeshift coupling device, that failed to hold was apparently the cause of 55-year-old miner July 28 in Itmann No. 2 mine in Wyoming County.
According the BOM reports, Lemuel Miller, chief electrician at the mine, was attempting to move a mine jitney and portal bus into the mine. He linked the two vehicles together with a chain and track plate as an improvised coupling device. The energized jitney was behind the portal bus.
He was apparently unable to climb an uphill grade because of water on the tracks and energized the portal bus to gain more power. But as he was preceding, the coupling chain became detached.
Miller apparently got off the jitney and attempted to catch the runway portal bus when he was struck and killed by the jitney.
A 55-year-old Wyoming Countain was killed Friday in a mining accident at Pocahontal Frul Company's No. 2 mines at Itmann, W. Va officials reported Saturday.
The victim was identified as Lemuel C. Miller Sr. of Itmann, an electrican at the mine. Spokesman said that Miller was killed when struck by a mine buggy Friday afternoon.
Born at Swords Creek, Va., he is survived by his father and mother, W. E. Miller and Mary Etta Dye Miller; his widow, Audrey Miller; four sons, Lemuel C. Miller Jr. and James Miller both of Lester, W. Va. and Billy Miller and Johnny Miller both of Itmann, W. Va.; six daughters, Mrs. Shelby Scott of New Richmond, Ohio, Mrs. Phyllis Ramirez of Hopewell, Va., Mrs. Mary Kiser, Mrs. Peggy Jackson, and Mrs. Sue Houck all of Itmann, W. Va., and Betty Miller of the home; three brothers, Robert Miller of Honaker, Va., Wilbur Miller of Newport News, Va., Gary Miller of Greensboro, N. C.; six sisters, Oakley Miller of Bristol Tenn., Mrs. Estelle Phillips, Mrs. Mildred Ellis and Vieva Street all of Swords Creek, Va., Mrs. Juanita Richardson of Lynco, W. Va., and Edith Miller of Honaker, Va.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at the Cassell Memorial Methodist Church at Itmann with Rev. Bob England and Rev. Dallas Atkins officiating. Burial will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens on the Bluefield-Princeton Road, Pallbearers will be Larry England, U.S. Widdick, Tom Bailey, Jack Lambert, Larry Riggs, Bob Breeding, Kermit Tolliver, and Scott Hatfield.
Friends may call at Foglesong, Nease and Neely Funeral Home in Mullens today from 2 until 9 p.m.
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Beckley Post-Herald - The Raleigh Register
A Makeshift coupling device, that failed to hold was apparently the cause of 55-year-old miner July 28 in Itmann No. 2 mine in Wyoming County.
According the BOM reports, Lemuel Miller, chief electrician at the mine, was attempting to move a mine jitney and portal bus into the mine. He linked the two vehicles together with a chain and track plate as an improvised coupling device. The energized jitney was behind the portal bus.
He was apparently unable to climb an uphill grade because of water on the tracks and energized the portal bus to gain more power. But as he was preceding, the coupling chain became detached.
Miller apparently got off the jitney and attempted to catch the runway portal bus when he was struck and killed by the jitney.
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